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miles
noun(mile)
any of various units of distance: such as
miles
noun(mile)
a unit equal to 5280 feet
miles
noun(mile)
nautical mile
miles
noun(mile)
a boastful soldier; especially : a stock character of this type in comedy
miles
idiom(mile)
in a place that is very far from other people
miles
noun(mile)
a mile in air travel
miles
noun(mile)
a long distance
miles
noun(mile)
a long distance
miles
noun(mile)
any of various units of distance used for sea and air navigation based on the length of a minute of arc of a great circle of the earth and differing because the earth is not a perfect sphere: such as
miles
noun(mile)
a British unit equal to 6080 feet (1853.2 meters)
miles
noun(mile)
an international unit equal to exactly 1852 meters (6076.115 feet or 1.15 statute miles) used officially in the U.S. since July 1, 1954
miles
noun(mile)
a nonexistent place
miles
noun(mile)
an unknown, distant, or obscure place or state
miles
noun(mile)
no place
miles
noun(mile)
the transport of one pound of mail or express for one mile
miles
noun(mile)
nautical mile
miles
noun(mile)
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